Bournemouth host Leeds in a meeting of two in-form Premier League teams on Wednesday.
Cherries are unbeaten in their past 13 league matches, which is the best such run of any Premier League club this season, and are in firm contention to qualify for Europe for the first time.
That in a season which began with losing four of their first-choice back five from last season, and then their top scorer departed in January. In addition, last season’s top scorer Justin Kluivert has not played since the beginning of the year because of injury.
Teenagers Rayan and Junior Kroupi have seamlessly stepped into the gaps left by Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo, with Kroupi becoming the first teenager to reach double figures in his maiden Premier League season since Robbie Keane in 1999-2000.
If there is room for improvement, it is in their home form. Bournemouth have won four of their past 10 league matches but all four victories have come away from Vitality Stadium. Meanwhile, they have drawn their past four at home – another stalemate would see them become the first Premier League club to draw five in a row at home since Burnley in 2021.
However, given this is the first home match since Andoni Iraola announced that he would be leaving at the end of the season, his side will be hoping to mark it with a win to end that run.